Mark Haddon Quotes

As a teenager, I was always this strange mixture of kind of vice-captain of the rugby team and sensitive artist type the rest of the time. I was sent away to this public school in the middle of nowhere, and I think we managed to completely miss out on normal youth culture.

Mark Haddon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 26, 1962

Topics

TimeCultureSchoolTeamYouthRest

Oftentimes what happens is that the writer understands one character, but they don't understand the other one, and the other one ends up not being written as well.

Jennifer Beals

CharacterUnderstandUpBeingWell

To be completely honest, I don't believe that Palin has any intention of actually running for president. Granted, trying to predict Sarah Palin's next move is like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall.

Meghan McCain

BelieveTryingIntentionWallHonest

There are great disciplines from being a sportsman that you can transfer into being an artist. The preparation, the sacrifice, the constant desire to improve.

Matt Smith

GreatSacrificePreparationYou

Writing was something I always as a kid thought would be fabulous and glamorous to be a writer.

Ann Leckie

WritingThoughtFabulousKidAlways

Balaji is one of the most comforting working experiences I have had in my career.

Sriti Jha

CareerExperiencesComfortingWorking

Being honest and spontaneous is important when making music. But I'm also really logical when I compose.

Stromae

MusicImportantSpontaneousHonest

One man's theology is another man's belly laugh.

Robert A. Heinlein

ManLaughTheologyBellyAnother

Everyone knows I am a winner.

Royston Drenthe

I AmWinnerEveryoneKnowsAm

A lot of times, the inspiration for a novel is a messy bird's nest of shiny things. Little things that don't make a whole lot of sense or that, no matter how hard you look, cannot be found directly in the finished book.

Molly O'Keefe

BirdLittle ThingsBookYouLook

Never eat anything out of a bowl in a bar... If it isn't in a package, don't eat it.

Jon Taffer

NeverBarEatOutAnythingBowl

When something exceeds your ability to understand how it works, it sort of becomes magical.

Jonathan Ive

UnderstandAbilityMagicalSomething

When I'm in good form there are chances that rivals will worry more about you more than you about them.

Dayron Robles

GoodWorryYouWillMoreChances

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